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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • joe07william@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3ajoe07william@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "joe william" <joe74william@googlemail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:37:10 -0800
Subject: (FROM:DR JOE WILLIAM BANK OF SCOTLAND(UNITED KINGDOM)


FROM DESK OF ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT,
BANK OF SCOTLAND UNITED KINGDOM,
TELEPHONE NUMBER 447031851803
FAX NUMBER 447053808621

VERY URGENT INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
ATTENTION

Dear Partner,
In order to transfer out {One Hundred and ten million five Hundred thousand
United States Dollars $110.5m from our bank here in Bank of Scotland UK}I
have the Courage to look for a reliable person who will Be capable for this
important transaction.Believing that you will never let me down either Now
or in future. I am sending this proposal to you, that it May be your wish to
work with me. Please you should help and keep this matter very Confidential
for my security here.

I am Dr. Joe Williams Tel: 447031851803]. I work With Bank of Scotland here
in London-UK.We handle magnitudes of funds for big companies And ndividuals.
We had a foreign client (one of the former African Leader, Barr,Gordon
Maulice) who deposited a Huge sum of money ($110.5million Dollars)With our
bank here eventually, this client Was among the victims of the stampede
during One of the pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia last 3 years.

And since then we have not had any body coming for the claims as the next of
kin. Due to the Source of this funds was through the public Treasury loot in
their country.I have monitored this deposit and managed it over the years
before the death of this Client. This client was a Gold Card member of this
organization, and I smartly pull out The password of this Card, which I will
give You on confirmation of your interest on this Transfer.

I know that this message will come to you as a Surprise as we don't know our
self before,But be sure that is real and a genuine business.You are the only
person I have contacted For this great investment now. I therefore request
you to confirm your interest Through my private
email:joe07william@hotmail.com <email%3Ajoe07william@hotmail.com>) at the
conclusion of this transfer you will be given 50% of the total amount, 50%
will be for me and I will Give you the full details of the transaction as
soon as I hear from you for our own benefits.

I look forward to your earliest reply.
Thanks Best Regard
Dr Joe Williams
Tele 447031851803
Fax 447053808621

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